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'File Advance.
Watkinsville, Ga. :
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1880.
The Advance is the OFFICIAL ORGAN
of Oconee Count}-.
TOWN DIRECTORY,
B. E. THRASHER, Intendant.
COUNCILMEN.
Wm. A. Woodfa, James Mauldin,
Dr. D. M. White, Thomas Booth,
John W. Johnson.
County Offieers.
R. M. JACKSON, Judge County
Court
JAMES R. LYLE, Ordinary.
JNO. W. JOHNSON, Clerk Supe¬
rior Court and Tax Collector.
B. E. OVERBY, Sheriff and Tax
Receiver.
THOMAS BOOTH, County Treas¬
urer.
Wm. E ELDER, County Surveyor.
JAMES MAULDIN, Coroner.
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Court Calendar, Western Cir¬
cuit of Georgia.
ALEX. S. ERWIN, Judge.
A. L. MITCHELL, Solicitor-Gen.
OCONEE—Fourth Mondays in
January and July.
JACKSON—First Mondays in Feb¬
ruary and August.
WALTON—Third Mondays in Feb¬
ruary and August.
GWINNETT—First Mondays in
March and September.
HALL—Third Mondays in March
and September.
BANKS — First Mondays in
April and October.
FRANKLIN—Second Mondays in
April and October.
IIAMBERSHAM—Third Mondays
iu April and October.
RABUN—Fourth Mondays In April
and October.
WHITE—Monday after the Fourth
Mondays in April and October.
CLARKE—Second Mondays in
May and November.
CTIVRCII DIRECTORY.
M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH.
WATKINSVILLE.
1st Sabbath .Rev. J. C. Johnson
Jnd - “ W. -T. Cotter,
.
*3d r. “ T. J. Ilixon,
4th “ .. “ Dr. McCleskey,
FARMINGTON.
2d Sabbath.... Rev. Mr, Wortham,
4th ... “ W. J. Cotter,
SALEM.
1st Sabbath.. Rev. E. F. Anderson,
3 d . - “ W. J. Cotter.
TIGNER’S.
1st Sabbath.... Rev. W. J. Cotter.
POWELL’S MILLS.
2d Sabbath.... Rev. W. -J. Cotter.
VEAL’S CIIAPEL.
3d Sabbath.... Rev. W. J. Cotter.
FLAT ROCK.
3d Sabbath,3 p.m. Iiev. W. J. Cotter.
4 i! T* • .
’ * 1
• 1 Sabbath.. Rev. E. F. Ander-on.
4th “ .... “ W. J. Cotter.
l’RTNCETGN & GA. FACTORIES
1st Sabbath.... Ilev. V. J.Cotter,
2! “ .Mr. Worth ant.
Rev. J. J. Morgan alternates, at
each place, regularly, with Mr.
Cotter.
' Iiev. T. J. Ilixon, a Baptist min
i ler will preach on the 3d Sabbath.
EAPTIST CHURCHES.
MARS HILL.
is 4 & 3d Sabs., Rev. II. R. Bernard.
OSCEOLA.
4tl; Sabbath,...... Rev. Jnn. Harris.
FREMANS’ CREEK.
1=; Sabbath, Rev. W. A. Overton.
3d “ A. A. Fluker.
BETIIABARA.
D: Sabbath, .... Rev. J. W. Butt3.
BIG SPRING.
4 Sabbath Rev. J. W. Dennington.
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCHES.
MT. ZION.
4th Sunday, Eld F. M. McElroy,
BIG CREEK.
4th Sunday, Eld, Aldman.
CHRISTIAN CHURCHES.
ANTIOCH.
Ik 4 Sunday, Eld. J. A. Purdue.
UNION.
2d Sunday, Eld. T. M. Foster.
Don’t Head This f
t 7 have . . oeen asked if terras
y our
yere cash m advance. NYe answer
^.T pumisb-rng Jnd a invariably, large paper lie for t^'” orc
money, our t> rms only 81 per an
num, or <*) cents for six months,
and would add the following to ex
plain matter-,
m
••Don? ttWSnt MkS fnr r\sm >»
L usj for iw credit" creem. We c
rant ab to take 1 their comity paper
* *”
Don scold .. th« bov; ,,
t its your
fai'lt- Y nu ought to have known
,fatter than to have brought th»»
horn and drum in the house.
O \ \
mMXmm t “ ft
Si llisiiS
At last sun shine has some.
The peach trees are in bloom.
Light frost this morning, though
not enough to damage vegetation.
Remember brother A. A. Fluker’s
appointment hero, next Saturday
night.
Persons coming to town can ex¬
change corn for meal with Mr.
Henry Jennings, at the store of J.
C. Foddrill. See advertisement in
another column.
Edgar Jones, grand-son of Mr. S.
R. Ward, a little boy three or four
years old, who is looking for his fa¬
ther and mother to come to see
him, next Saturday, says: I’s gwin
to *put a plank over de rain so pa
raa can come.
The great 13, 15, 14, is here, and
all are busily engaged at present.
The returns, in this case, are not
all in as we go to press. At a late
hour last night the club was jubi¬
lant, and one of them was heard to
utter as he walked out, “(Hie), 13,
(hie,) 15, (hie,) 14!”
Uriah Gann,who was sentenced
to the chain gang, for eight months
by the Judge of the County Court,
for carrying concealed weapons, was
last evening adjudged a monoma¬
niac,(on the subject of land) by a
jury of fifteen men duly commis¬
sioned by the Ordinary. So poor
Gann will not have to serve out his
time in the chain,gang.
Rover and What He Saw in His
Rambles.
On Monday, the first ot March, I
turned my face towards Greenes
boro’, taking in Greshamville as
one of the by-stations, where I spent
the first night of my ramble with an
old schoolmate of my yonth. The
second morning this same friend
of my boyhood showed me around
the thriving and industrious little
town of GrcJiamville, which num¬
bers several hundred inhabitants
and hosts of two very nice, large
brick stores, steam gin, saw mills
and other evidences of thrift, besides
many nice and pretty dwellings.
This beautiful little town was named
in honor of Mr. V. D. Gresham, one
of the best and most enterprising
citizens in the county of Greene.
Having seen the town, to my grati¬
fication, I left the hospitable abode
of my friend and proceeded thence
to Long Shoals. The grain crops a
long this route wore lookiug very
fine indeed, with a few exceptions,
where the crops have been injured
by the fly. A good deal of corn
from Greshamville to Long Shoals
has been planted, and everything
indicated that the farmers were up
with their work. Leaving the
Shoals, I turned my course in i.ne
direction of -White Plain®, n 1 •
along the road, the spirit oi enter¬
prise seemed characterize the far¬
mers in this section, both the wheat
and oat crops wer ring ve. v
j Hi i iv.ay, i s..«ii iuci i< uu in;
and at night I found myself at the
home of another friend, of my boy¬
hood, with whom the time passed
very pleasantly. In the home of
this of this friend I saw 1113’ first
Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine)
nearly thirty years ago, it is all O. K'
to-day, and doing good service,
while many others have been since
introduced and perished with usage.
This old machine of more than
thirty yrnars work has never required
but one dollar’s worth of repairs.
This fact alone is sufficient to prove
to the world that the Wheeler &
Wilson Sewing-Machine is the ma¬
chine to buy, and that it justly de¬
serves to Re called the “people’s fa¬
vorite,” which it certainly is in the
rambles of Rover.
“Hat’ts Why I ’Spise a Mule.”
One day last week, Mr. John Dan
iel a young man living near here
drove up in front of the store of T.
Booth & Co., gotoutofhis buggy
and began to take out his mule, had
him loose from the buggy, except
one trace. The mule, in perfect
harmony with the nature of this
clasg of quadrupeds, watching a good
chance to stir up a little sensation,
took fright, the driver knew not
why, and ran off down the street.
Mr Daniel however, fortunately or
( perhaps unfortunately, held on to
1 one line, thus pulling the mule
! n g iV inst the corner where one fore
0 f his laumv’ -7- wa~ smashed '
.
, the single-tree . broken and Mr. Dan- r
. id s hand badly mashed, but no
bones broken. Gentle reader watch
f the mule. In the language of the
famous Josh Billings, h ’ I have known
route i tu be good iili
fuo a ruuje
the week, jest to pit to kik some
p^dy Satdav night.
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■ Now . is . the time . to subscribe to
Tub Adv^scs- Only 81 n year,
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NOTICE.
Please pardon us for the error
found in our heading this week
This error was not noticed in time
to make the correction. We could
not have issued this weekend eor
Jeetod this seeming carelessness.
Let us all remember the best of reg¬
ulated families have their blunders.
The County Court of Oconee.
The regular term of the County
Court, Judge R. M. Jackson, presid¬
ing, met on last Monday, it being its
regular monthly sesiiott. and during
the session which lasted only a few
hours, transacted the following busi¬
ness :
J. W. Williams vs. Dr. Frank
Jackson, Foreclosure of Laborer’s
Lien. Levy and affidavit of illegal¬
ity. After hearing evidence and
argument in the case, the Court or¬
dered the levy dismissed.
Mrs. Kiziah Harris, Administra¬
trix, &c., vs. C. D. Burnett, two
cases. One levy and affidavit of
illegality; the other, a motion to
open Judgment by default. Levy
dismissed and motion over-ruled.
Col. P. G. Thompson, of Jefferson,
Jackson county, was in attendance
as the attorney of S. C. Dobbs, of
Athens, in the case of S. C. Dobbs
vs. Robert Johnson and P. W.
Hutchison, Claimant. This case
was called out of its order by the
Court, at the request of Col.Thomp¬
son, who desired to get through
with it, as he had some twenty-five
miles to ride. The opposing coun¬
sel made a motion for a continu¬
ance. on the ground of the absence
of a material witness, and of Pope
Barrow, Esq., Leading Counsel in the
case. Col. Thompson, strenuously
objected to a continuance, stating
that he had come through mud,
sticky, deep and slippery had
waded streams up to the saddle
skirts, and had been drenched to
the skin, by the rain, which seined
to have a spite against him, falling
in drops as big as a bucket and
about a million a minute, and that
be had come twenty-five, while his
brother Barrow had only seven to
come. It was the opinion of
present, not interested in the case,
that the indefatigable Colonel de¬
served, a hearing of his ease, but
the Judge thought differently and
granted a continuance and hoped
he would have the pleasure of
meeting him at the quarterly ses¬
sion, 3d Monday, in April, next.
Come, Colonel, we are always glad
to see you, and we promise you a
bearing if we have to snatch
“bald-headed” the “Leading Coun¬
sel” of the defense, and we also
pr mise to furnish you a Bailiff' to
call your witnesses.
the baptist church again.
. i ,ui..on of A Baptist Churoll at
■ v wi .... illr . dreams County, Ge.
Sine. We have from another source
a more expltc; account of the con
- , ” the church at Powell’s
i iiiD. give it to readers
; we our
this week.
By request a presbytery consis¬
ting of brethren Rev. John A. Har¬
ris and M. M. Landrum, met at
Powell’s Mills, on Saturday the 7th
inst. for tho purpose of constituting
or that organizing place. a Baptist church at
Rev. M. M. Landrum was appoin¬
ted moderator and Rev. J. A. Har¬
ris clerk or secretory. After a few
remarks Ly the moderator, as to the
object of the meeting—singing and
prayer—the Scriptures appropriate
to the occasion were read, and com¬
mented on by the moderator; after
which the names and letters of thdse
present, IS in number, were present.
After which, the right hand of fel¬
ky lowship was extended by the Pes¬
tery, and prayer was then offered
and by the secretery, Rev- J. A. Harris,
the boddy present declared a
a local Baptigt church of Christ,
known as the Powell’s Mills church.
The church then elected brother
Daniel Williams as permanent clerk,
Covenat antl articles of faith are
AssStkm ° f ^ Apalatchee
There are some 26 members at this
place, all of which will become
members so soon as letters are ob-
1
Brother J A Harris pasto/ it is nresnm.
e d will be or is the of this
church. Brother H. is a pious,
j °. ous ne w and bieh very the promising Apalatchee minister, Associa
tiol J’ we t hin * c gl ’ oul be P rouJ oi
.
stated, "‘'Affor^fforinization the long as above
sung,and benediction meter by doxology moderator, was
Brother Harris preached a very
; impressive and appropriate ser
inon, on Sundav at 11 a. in.
; ect Watchfuflnea« And at night
• M. M. Landrum from Eph. oth chap,
' “A wake thou that deepest, and arise
f !' om th ;- i e ad > an(i <:hri « shal! give
t!l ^ , h h n ,
*
1 here ic . quite a promising Sab
bath School at this place, ana it U
a by point that should May not the be negiecu-d" bks»ings
(Bod any means. ‘and abide with
of rest all con*
earned. Fraternally,
'
I.
FAHMINOTOX PENCILINOS. !
Oh, for a little sunshine.
1 he green house flowers around
^ armington are looking beautifully,
more especially the Calla Lillies.
Mr. John Hinton and family, of
Social Circle, have been on a visit to
to her patents Dr. and Mrs. J. A.
Price.
Miss Alice Gibbs, of Morgan
county, and Miss Anna Reaves, of
Athens, are on a visit to Miss Susie
Mavne.
One of the most popular young
ladies, of Farmington, Miss Cora
Anderson, is on a visit to some
friends in Winterviile.
The M. E. Church, of tin’s place,
has been newly glazed, adding con¬
siderably to the comfort of the con¬
gregation that attend there.
The progress of the plow is con
siderably retarded by the rain but
as "its an ill wind that blows no
good" the grain crop has been bene
litted, if it will only cease just now.
The roar of Appalachee from its
increased fullness caused by the in¬
cessant rain, can be heard distinctly
at this place, a distance of four miles.
Lookout for bridges, and increase
of county expenses.
Miss Clara Rawlings started this
morning to High Shoals, to be pres¬
ent at the marriage ceremony of
Mr. Wm. II. Morton, of Clarko
county to Miss Nealie Powell, of
that place, but was prevented from
reaching there in consequence of
the impassable condition of Free¬
man’s creek.
PERSONAL.
We had the pleasuae to form the
acquaintance of the Rev. Dr. C. W.
Lane, of Athens, who gave us a “pop
call” last Friday morning. From
pressure of business we were not per¬
mitted the pleasure of hearing him
preach bore Thursday night.
Dr. J. If. Elder, payed us a visit
on Tuesday, last. We are glad to
have formed his acquaintance. Wc
think Dr. Elder quite a worthy gen¬
tleman, and would bespeak for him
a liberal share of the public patron¬
age. Fee his card in another col¬
umn.
) We wore highly gratified to : o
"uic smilling face oi Col. M. M. She ac
m We our hope sanctum on in Monday the vicinity last.
every man
will do as Col. S.olid. Come in and
introduce yourselves, pay up your
subscriptions, words, least, and exchange a few
at with us that we may
not forgot you when you arc "one.
Married.
On the lltli inst., at thcresider. ce
of the bride’s mother, by Rev. W.
J. Cotter, Mr.C. Frank Smith, and
Miss S. Fannie Marshall, all of this
^county.
.A Haiti Eagle Killed.
To day we were handed, by Messrs
0 verity and FoJJriil, the talon of a
very largo Bald-Eagle, killed this
■
eight inches from iij to tip. he
talon measures 7! inches across,
(ofcourse Spread out. ) The bird
was killed by Messrs. John Taylor
and Jack Cook, in the vic inity of
Farmington, in this county.
True Affection.
The following lines arc from a
young M. R’s. giil, who “went
back on him” about two years 'ago,
but who now uishex to make it up.
Emblem fair, to you I send,
Token of affection true—
Showing where my feelings tend ;
Like the magnet unto you.
Worlds may pass away and perish,
But Every feeling die love away— I
the constant cherish,
Never! never!! shall decay.
Yours, St. Vai.entink.
[Communicated.]
Watkinsviu.EjGU., Mar. 17, 1880.
Messrs. Editors :
Tho apology I offer and the only
one, for writing on this subject is
the interest I feel in the cause of
education. From the field of ob
servation, where I had an oppor
tanity to take notice, the educa
outlook of the country is
anything but flattering.
I have no statistical data at hand
so'ns to institute comparisons be¬
tween the past and the present, but
' I an,strongly permaded that
the
lindfXaT.lH^ Z n.oTpootlv
educated das*, that has passed from
childhood to manhood in the last
fifty years, in the State of Georgia,
In tld, view I lop. 1 an. grea-iy
mistaken, but it is theunshforatwt
Hr the state of thing® that is father to
I hop have l*. the ofiiiforma
not s.’irus
tion at hand from which to prepare
?'•■«« «it« H.d, ubiect, an arc I would ie on like this
furnish. iiiiporuuit ‘ a~ to
First, ?u* a general thing, there is
great indifference, down right neg
of ligenco upon the part of tin: masses
the pgoplc on the subject of mIu
In ninny p'uc.»a school is
taught only three months in the
year. At this children rate a large propor¬
tion oi' the would not re¬
ceive a good common school educa¬
tion in twenty years. In some pla¬
ces the whole of the year passes
away without any school at all.
How few male teachers there are in
the country.
This ladies—qute of itself is significant. number There
are a of them
engaged teach in teaching than and three some of
them more months
—for a good teachers cannot live on
three month’s wages.
I write of the country neighbor¬
hood, generally, the towns have
good schools and the proportion of
better educated people will, no
doubt, compare favorable with any
period It used of the past.
the school to be a common thing for
sll room the learned to be professions. a stepping
stone to
Why so? Because there was zeal
and enterprise on the part of the
something. people, and teaching was worth
If these places were all
filled now by professional teachers,
There it would is do; but little this zeal, is not little bo.
too too
stiring up the minds of the speeches people
on the subject. How few
do we hear on the subject of educa¬
tion. The interest in examinations
and exhibitions, to a great extent,
is lost. Now, in a littlo while, our
country will be in a blaze of entlui
siams about politics, speeches, din¬
ners and indifference gatherings of all real kinds; in¬
in more to our
terest 1 do r.ot hint that wo should
This be unconcerned is about politics.— question
for an all important
us to consider and net upon,
what influence our public school
system has, it any, upon this subject ?
J factory have not an opinion that is satis¬
diced against to myself. I am itself; not preju¬
the system nor
am 1 prepared to commend it.
Without discussing tho public
school question at length, it strikes
me that there ought to he provis¬
ions for at least six month’s tuition,
in a year or none at all. ■ There may
be good reasons why I am under a
mistake in this, but I have not bad
them pointed out. We may have
Colleges and Normal Schools in
commercial and educational cen¬
ters, but the masses of the peopl >
will not be educated—not tolerably
well educated—until the masses of
the people generally are aroused to
the importance of educating their
children being and of paying it. for it directly
or taxed to pay
I believe that educational meet¬
ings ought to bo held in towns, and
country places, and speeches deliv¬
ered od the subject. Surely there
is latent enthusiasm linking in the
breasts ofour patriots and philan¬
thropist not to say Christians if
stiired up properly, to throw off
this lethargy people. that lias settled d wn
upon our
What! have said refers more di¬
rectly thing the to tho whites. As a general
negroes are more prompt
to send to school, the novelty of go¬
ing to school, like that of carrying a
gun lias something to do do with
their going, hut much of their edu¬
cation is a farce- They are not to
he blamed for it.
would To agitato this question publicly
greatly benefit tho negroes
as well as the whi'es.
PHILOMATH.
Now is the best time to subscribe.
Only $1 per annum.
To thv looters (iif droucf
f fif* VTV r *
Prom a promise made fi< rctofore
I now announce my name as a can¬
didate "17-td for Representative, M. M. Sll E ATS.
no
MAY A I) VF.15/1 ISKMUSTS.
*W ID; Jo p* cU '.[.■*!y a Ho tomyl'.la! IEMot,
l\ ... 1 1 1 un extra course o
;• i ( Mi.. t!. ;
JcIFerson Medical College,
Of MRlu.ffffhff, ['a.,
Oflu 1 : 1 , j.rofc- iur.nlrvicti to the [mu¬
ll 1 : rt lla.'iri.; Ixien thoroughly tutored
in the- -> lum nf i.i griinl-fathtr’s I hr.
I.inr ;:y 1 lui!i1 r,' ■.) j.ractic he ],rO]>o-e:-, i<,
H. i^». Iff hilJowIng diM.a'.c a specialty:
Chronii i ii i.ii y, lironchittiand Hheu
a-’i in. 11 ■ of the 11 carl, Kidney:',
Si::ti, 1 ivci, Scrofula, Syphillis (pox.)
(h i. >rrh" .i, < i’,d Ulcer,, Ilropsy, Ilyspepsia,
Neura!;.i». Kpikpth Kit , Impotcncy, Steril¬
ity [ iermi; - .J Al.orlion, etc. Very spe¬
cial attemio i- given all diseases peculiar to
female Office arid residence, at Wm. II.
Hi .hop's about 2 miles from Farmington on
ihe-ro .d leading from the aforesaid place to
V\ at!; m - villi:. All communications strictly
private, and promptly attended to. P. O.
address, Watkinsville, Ga. mari7,'8o-ly
a. .ii. r iihid. .it. a.,
f R ACTIC1N ? r HYSICIA
Watkinsville, Ga.
[T/"* Will be found at his office when
not called off. mar 17,’80- tf
r Jl. ,U. Jackson
f
Attorney & Counselor at Law
AND .JI DDK OK THE
i&mm ©xumtj) £m\>
Watkinsville, Ga.
t&if' Will practice in all Courts
except the County Court Oconee
County. uiiuT7,’8<>ly
B, V. 3 hrasher.
ATTORNEY AT
Watkinsville, Ga.
if Wi;l practice in the Courts of
Oconee and adjoining counties,
marl",Vo-] y
John 3. dnderson,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Watkinsville, Ga.
business Prompt attention given to all
entrusted to his care. Office
in Court House. marl 7,’80- ly
Q. C. THOMAS*
attorney at law .
Watkinsville, Ga.
marlO
('‘has. 'Bruckner,
Watchmaker & Jeweller I
Ai James O'FaircU's Store*
P Ji ro Athens, a d Ga.
Prices are as low as any one can
do good work, and every job war¬
ranted to give satisfaction. Como
and see me. marlOly
W. 6. LANGFORD,
r u\ Manufacturer and Dealer in
CARRIAGES,
WAGONS,
Bu«’«;ies and Plantation Work
A SPECIALTY, Have also in connection
A BLACKSMITH SHT
Patronize Home Enterprise*
WHEN YOU WANT A NEW
» igon oil iu<;ia.
W. B. LANGFORD J
Watkinsville, - CjJeoririii, &
W. M. BOOTH r
Dealer in
M 1 I
CD
CONFECTIONE R TOBACCO and CIGARS.;
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M
M
| Zf v- r M C J
OYSTERS, CASKS® GOODS,
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Best Bull and Spool Thread.
CALL AND SEE.
w. H. BOOTH p
Dealer in
WIVES, BRANDIES, 0 I\
Tobacco, Cigars, Snuff.
Candies* Nuts* Canned Goods.
I have also on hand a lot of the best Brandhy
A
r &
IV 11 S K IE S
BRANDY, GIN, &C.
A'itfcOF THE VEETBJSST fiBAftSS CR&tU?
Watkinsville Academy-* 1330,
A School for
BOYS AND GIRLS,
Watkinsville, Oconee county, Ga.
0. S. BARNETT, Principal.
Miss Emma. Wilson, Primary Dep’t.
Course ofstndy extensive, afford¬
ing thorough preparation for ad¬
vanced classes in college, or for bus¬
iness pursuits. Methods of instruc¬
tion most approved, furnishing full
and accurate knowledge of studies
pursued. moral well Every effort intellectual made for the
as as ad¬
vancement of the pupil. Tuition
from $4 to $8, per quaraer, and
board from $10 to $15 per month—
payable in advance. Board can be
obtained in the best families in the
village. Watkinsville
is quiet and retired
seven miles from Athens, with
which there is daily communica¬
tion. Church and Sabbath School
privileges surpassed. goon. Henlthfulncss un¬
To the public we make
the sezond annual tender of our ser¬
vices from tliis point, and solicit the
aid of all the friends of liberal cul¬
ture education. in odvancing the interests of
marlO